The Abortionist's Daughter: A Novel
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In 1910, scandal rocks upstate New York when Dr. Horace Daniels is convicted of accidentally killing a woman when performing an abortion. Six years later, his beautiful, willful daughter Melanie is facing a future as an "old maid." Eager to escape, she allows herself to be seduced by James, a traveling salesman. They elope to New York City. Melanie discovers that James is not what he seems. She meets his other lover, Gladys Dumbrille, a Broadway actress. When James disappears, Melanie decides to make her way as an actress. Her and Gladys's lives become intertwined in ways neither of them could have expected. This story takes the reader from the deep woods of the Adirondacks to the bright lights of Broadway.
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